The Best Games of 2010, and the Dullest Google News Stories

There’s all sorts of top 10s and 20s all over the internet at the moment, all of which crowning the same this and lauding the same old that. So we’ve decided to be a little bit different here at NAGF, and the chances are that you probably won’t like it!

We hang around Google News a lot, picking on some of the smaller, fatter kids who wander past. We also hang out there with some of the biggest titles on the best consoles, but secretly, when it’s their turn in the search bar, we laugh at them behind their backs at some of the crap stories they throw up.

So without further ado, here are some of our favourite games of 2010, and some of the shit associated with them on Google News:

Heavy Rain

The game:

An intense, multi-choice psychological thriller where literally anything can happen. Engrossing and wonderfully acted, this is one of the very few games we’ve played this from start to finish without moving our eyes from the screen.

The Google News:

‘Campers caught out by heavy rain’. Something about a storm in New Zealand. Or something. Zzz…

Fallout: New Vegas

The game:

The follow-up to the awesome Fallout 3, where an incredible amount of glitches and bugs set the scene for some amazing exploration and combat situations. What makes it so good? That said glitches and bugs haven’t stopped it from flying off the shelves or damaging consumer trust.

The Google News:

‘Local fallout’. People can’t fly from JFK airport because of the snow/something else deathly dull.

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

The game:

A blistering, critically-acclaimed Gran Turismo 5 killer, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit goes back to its roots and gets the pigs back in on the action. Let the dog see the rabbit, my ol’ son…

The Google News:

‘Pritchard’s need for speed’. Gary Wales has been appointed national manager of the Welsh football team. Yacky da.

Vanquish

The game:

High-octane cold war robot shooting and that. Shit-hot suits and spastically-fast situations lead to a compelling – if desperately short – Christmas day sit down in front of the telly.

The Google News:

‘AP High Court vanquish Dubai based Emaar properties’. Buh?!

Fable III

The game:

Completing the Fable trilogy, the third instalment gives you greater choice than ever before and further scope to expand on your surroundings however you wish. Something to really invest an enormous amount of your life into.